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Car barrels into Coronado home; 1 person injured

An elderly woman crashed into a home to avoid hitting two kids in the crosswalk she could not see, according to Coronado police.

CORONADO, Calif. — Coronado Fire Department rescued an elderly woman from an SUV that crashed into the side of a home in Coronado Monday afternoon.

Firefighters were dispatched to a home on 6th Street and Orange Avenue in Coronado around 1:03 p.m.

When crews arrived, they found an Audi SUV that had jumped a sidewalk and crashed into a retaining wall outside of the home.

Coronado police said the woman crashed in order to avoid hitting two kids in the crosswalk she could not see.

Crews San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, Coronado Fire Department, and Coronado police responded to the scene.

Video captured by CBS 8 showed crews working to extract the woman from the SUV.

The victim was taken to an area hospital by ambulance in unknown condition. 

No other injuries were reported.

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